FA Cup
Manchester United host Aston Villa as FA Cup 3rd Round fixtures come out

Manchester United will take on Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup as Ralf Rangnick looks to end the club’s lengthy trophy drought during his interim spell.
Villa have already won at Old Trafford this term and will be looking to repeat the feat.
Liverpool will host Shrewsbury Town and Arsenal take on Nottingham Forest.
The last time the Gunners went to the City Ground in the FA Cup they were dumped out in what was a major upset back in 2018, Arsene Wenger’s last ever FA Cup tie.
Chelsea, last year’s losing finalists, play non-league Chesterfield.
Pep Guardiola, who has only won the FA Cup once, back in 2019 when he completed a domestic treble, will prepare Manchester City for a trip to Swindon Town.
Holders Leicester City will face fellow Premier League side Watford.
Antonio Conte’s Tottenham side host League One Morecambe seeking a first FA Cup success since 1991.
Harrogate Town, competing in the third round for the first time ever, head to Luton Town.
West Ham United, who are flying high this term and beat Chelsea last term out, host Leeds United in another all-Premier League tie.
Kidderminster Harriers, one of the lower ranked sides left in the competition, will welcome Championship side Reading.
Cardiff City, who lost out to Portsmouth in the FA Cup final back in 2008, face fellow second tier side Preston North End in the Welsh capital.
Mansfield Town host Middlesbrough and Hartlepool United will play Blackpool at Victoria Park.
Struggling Everton will travel north to play Hull City. Port Vale host top flight Brentford, looking to cause an upset.
The FA Cup 3rd round draw in full
- Boreham Wood/St Albans vs AFC Wimbledon
- Yeovil Town vs Bournemouth
- Stoke City vs Leyton Orient
- Swansea City vs Southampton
- Chelsea vs Chesterfield
- Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town
- Cardiff City vs Preston North End
- Coventry City vs Derby County
- Burnley vs Huddersfield Town
- West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton and Hove Albion
- Kidderminster Harriers vs Reading
- Leicester City vs Watford
- Mansfield Town vs Middlesbrough
- Hartlepool United vs Blackpool
- Hull City vs Everton
- Bristol City vs Fulham
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Morecambe
- Millwall vs Crystal Palace
- Port Vale vs Brentford
- Swindon Town vs Manchester City
- Wigan Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers
- Luton Town vs Harrogate Town
- Birmingham City vs Plymouth Argyle
- Manchester United vs Aston Villa
- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sheffield United
- Newcastle United vs Cambridge United
- Barnsley vs Ipswich Town/Barrow
- https://get-latest.convrse.media/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-fa-cup-draw-full-25631455&cre=bottom&cip=49&view=web Peterborough United vs Bristol Rovers
- West Ham United vs Leeds United
FA Cup
Eight-minute VAR check at Bournemouth is new English record

The first weekend of semi-automated offside decisions in English soccer descended into confusion on Saturday as Bournemouth had a goal ruled out after a record eight-minute VAR check.
Bournemouth, who eventually beat Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers on penalties in the FA Cup fifth round after a 1-1 draw, thought they had doubled their lead when defender Milos Kerkez scored in the 35th-minute goal.
However, new technology could not be used because the six-yard area was too crowded and VAR officials had to revert to manually drawing lines before disallowing the goal.
Fellow defender Dean Huijsen was adjudged to have been in an offside position as Kerkez’s effort brushed his shoulder before going in to the net.
The VAR check was further complicated as VAR officials Timothy Wood and Darren England also had to also examine the possibility of hand balls prior to the tight offside call.
Both sets of fans voiced their disapproval at the interminable wait, chanting “it’s not football any more” and “this is embarrassing”.
Referee Sam Barrott, who eventually announced the decision to the crowd via a microphone, had to explain to the respective managers and players what was happening during the delay.
-Reuters
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FA Cup giant-killers Plymouth draw Man City in fifth round

FA Cup giant-killers Plymouth Argyle drew Premier League champions Manchester City on Monday as the second-tier side’s fifth-round reward for a shock defeat of Liverpool at the weekend.
Holders Manchester United will host Fulham at Old Trafford in one of at least three all-Premier League clashes, with League Cup finalists Newcastle United at home to top-tier rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.
Bournemouth will host Wolverhampton Wanderers in another all-top-flight encounter.
Struggling Plymouth caused one of the great upsets of the FA Cup on Sunday when they beat a second-string Liverpool 1-0, ending the Premier League leaders’ hopes of a quartet of trophies this season.
The Pilgrims are bottom of the Championship but City, who reached the fifth round with a 2-1 win at third-tier Leyton Orient on Saturday after going behind early on, have been misfiring this season.
There will be a fourth all-Premier League clash if Nottingham Forest avoid trouble at League One (third tier) Exeter City on Tuesday, with Ipswich Town awaiting the winners.
Aston Villa, who ended Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes on Sunday, host second tier Cardiff City.
The fifth round matches will be played on the weekend of March 1 and 2.
Last 16 draw:
- Preston North End v Burnley
- Aston Villa v Cardiff City
- Doncaster Rovers or Crystal Palace v Millwall
- Manchester United v Fulham
- Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Manchester City v Plymouth Argyle
-Reuters
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Liverpool suffer shock FA Cup defeat to Plymouth

A much-changed Liverpool were dumped out of the FA Cup by struggling second-tier side Plymouth Argyle, who pulled off a stunning 1-0 fourth-round win at Home Park on Sunday that put an end to the visitors’ hopes of a quadruple.
The hosts took the lead in the 53rd minute after they were awarded a penalty for a handball by midfielder Harvey Elliott and Ryan Hardie stepped up to send Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher the wrong way.
Premier League leaders Liverpool were bereft of ideas and had just one shot on target in the opening half, with Plymouth keeper Conor Hazard making a diving save in the 36th minute to keep out James McConnell’s long-range shot.
Ahead of the Merseyside derby against Everton on Wednesday, Liverpool made wholesale changes with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker and Alexis Mac Allister among the big-names rested and left at home.
Liverpool, who were also forced into an early change when defender Joe Gomez went down injured, failed to create many chances in a scrappy encounter as Plymouth, who sit bottom of the second-tier Championship, gradually grew in confidence.
Arne Slot’s side switched gears after going down but Hazard proved to be the hero for Plymouth as the Northern Irishman brilliantly kept out Diogo Jota’s volley in added time, as well as a header from Darwin Nunez.
With Liverpool top of the Premier League, having strolled into the Champions League’s last 16 and reached the League Cup final, some fans and pundits had begun to speculate about a potential quadruple.
Plymouth’s remarkable victory, however, brought a shuddering halt to talk of clean sweep of silverware for Slot’s side, who had only lost three games all season, prior to Sunday.
Meanwhile, there was no surprise in the other FA Cup fourth-round tie with Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers beating second-tier Championship side Blackburn Rovers 2-0 at Ewood Park.
There was little to separate the two teams in the opening minutes before Wolves hit Blackburn with two rapid-fire goals through midfielder Joao Gomes in the 33rd minute and seconds later via forward Matheus Cunha.
Blackburn defender Dominic Hyam had the ball in the back of the net in the 19th minute, but his celebrations were cut short when the linesman’s flag went up for offside.
-Reuters
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